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Overlooked Cell Type Orchestrates Brain Rewiring

Researchers at WashU Medicine have shown in mice that brain cells known as astrocytes are required for a signaling chemical called norepinephrine to modify brain activity, changing the textbook understanding that norepinephrine acts directly on neurons.

May 15, 2025


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